BB&T Capital

Analysts at BB&T Capital downgraded Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) from Buy to Hold. Dean Foods shares have dropped 29.30% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has surged 16.44% in the same period. Dean Foods' shares rose 0.61% to close at $13.25 yesterday.

Analysts at BB&T Capital upgraded The Fresh Market (NASDAQ: TFM) from Hold to Buy. The target price for Fresh Market is set to $41. The Fresh Market shares have dropped 44.82% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 19.77% in the same period. Fresh Market's shares...

Analysts at BB&T Capital downgraded Pike Electric (NYSE: PIKE) from Buy to Hold and removed the price target of $12.00. Pike Electric shares have dropped 4.21% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 14.24% in the same period. Pike Electric's shares surged 48.62% to close...

Analysts at BB&T Capital upgraded Landstar System (NASDAQ: LSTR) from Hold to Buy. The target price for Landstar System is set to $85. Landstar System shares have surged 24.54% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 17.38% in the same period. Landstar System's shares...

Analysts at BB&T Capital upgraded Acuity Brands (NYSE: AYI) from “hold” to “buy.” The target price for Acuity Brands is set to $138. Acuity Brands shares have surged 41.09% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 21.67% in the same period. Acuity Brands' shares fell 0.53...

Estimated industry losses have moderated some recently, due to an improvement in breast meat pricing, BB&T Capital reports. “We do not believe that demand has ticked up materially, but rather, that lower slaughter and weight reductions have started to positively impact the market,” BB&T...

BB&T Capital is out with its report today on Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO), raising its PT from $28 to $28.50. In a note to clients, BB&T Capital writes, "FLO hosted an analyst day Tuesday, at which it provided further insight and detail into its longer-term growth strategy, which is based...

BB&T Capital is out with its report today on The Andersons (NYSE: ANDE), raising its price target to $51. In a note to clients BB&T Capital writes, "We recently hosted investor meetings with ANDE management and the takeaways were broadly bullish. The company is well positioned to benefit...

BB&T Capital is out with its report today on Ralcorp Holdings (NYSE: RAH), reiterating Buy. In a note to clients, BB&T Capital writes, "EPS were $1.26 (ex mark-to-market gain and small cost items), a high-quality beat relative to our $1.18 projection and the consensus of $1.24. Further,...

BB&T Capital is out with its report today on Flowers Foods (NYSE: FLO), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, BB&T Capital writes, "FLO reported Q4'10 EPS of $0.34 compared to our $0.40 estimate and consensus of $0.39. The entire miss, relative to our estimate, was due to lower-than-...

Analysts at BB&T Capital downgrade Express Scripts Inc (NASDAQ: ESRX) from “buy” to “hold.” ESRX shares fell 1.73% to close at $57.34 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here

BB&T Capital is raising its estimates on Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (NYSE: FDP). “We have raised our Q4'10 estimate to ($0.05) from ($0.20) and have taken our 2011 estimate to $2.27 from $2.10. Please see page 2 for detailed assumptions,” BB&T Capital writes. “We have not raised our Q4'...

BB&T Capital Markets has lowered its Q4'10 EPS estimate on shares of Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (NYSE: FDP) to a loss of $0.20 from a loss of $0.13, to account for a higher tax rate assumption. “We have also raised our FY'11 estimate to $2.10 from $2.00 to account for better than expected...

Analysts at BB&T Capital Markets downgrade Healthways Inc (NASDAQ: HWAY) from "buy" to "hold." HWAY shares lost 2.78% to close at $11.52 yesterday. More Analyst Ratings here